Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Alternative combinations: Pecten (Chlamys) cretosus, Pecten cretosus
Belongs to Mimachlamys according to S. Freneix and G. S. Odin 2001
See also Barber 1958 and Dhondt 1973
Sister taxa: Mimachlamys albolineatus, Mimachlamys angelonii, Mimachlamys asperrima, Mimachlamys asperrimoides, Mimachlamys australis, Mimachlamys blowi, Mimachlamys canalis, Mimachlamys denticulata, Mimachlamys famigerator, Mimachlamys funebris, Mimachlamys gloriosa, Mimachlamys henrici, Mimachlamys kaneharai, Mimachlamys lentiginosa, Mimachlamys mantelliana, Mimachlamys meisensis, Mimachlamys nobilis, Mimachlamys plebeia, Mimachlamys reconditus, Mimachlamys robinaldina, Mimachlamys scabricostata, Mimachlamys senatoria, Mimachlamys singaporinus, Mimachlamys sturtiana, Mimachlamys undulata, Mimachlamys vokesorum
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), Nigeria (1), Poland (8)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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